Council boundaries report ready ...

Excerpt from the Courier Mail:

Council boundaries report ready

25 July 2007

Council amalgamations are expected to be recommended for the Sunshine Coast and throughout central Queensland despite widespread community opposition.

The Local Government Reform Commission has finalised its report into council boundaries, names and electoral arrangements – currently being printed – and plans to hand it to the Government within days.

State Cabinet is due to meet on Friday, fuelling speculation the report – and the Government's decision on the controversial issue – could be released that day.

While some mayors have accepted the mergers, others are shaping up for a bigger fight. Central Queensland Local Government Association president, Calliope councillor Rick Bichsel, said he expected the small rural shire would be merged with its urban neighbour Gladstone.
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On the Sunshine Coast mayors were unwilling to show their hand.
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Premier Peter Beattie said the Government would make the commission's report public on its receipt.
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Parliament will decide on the commission's recommended boundary changes in September.

See - Council boundary carve-up.